ECTYPE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ECTYPE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ECTYPE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ECTYPE is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ECTYPE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ectypesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ECTYPE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ECTYPE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 376,279.
What stands out about ECTYPE
- ECTYPE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ECTYPE mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A copy or reproduction of an original, as opposed to the prototype it was made from.
Ectype is the counterpart of prototype: the original is the prototype and the thing made after it is the ectype. Writers on art, philosophy and printing have used it for a cast, an impression or a relief copied from an earlier work. The word is bookish today, and a modern writer would usually say copy.
How ECTYPE is used
Formal and rare; met in older art and philosophical writing.
- The plaster ectype stood beside the marble original.
- Plato treats the visible world as an ectype of ideal forms.
- Each ectype lost a little detail from the mould.
- The museum keeps both the prototype and an ectype made in 1850.
- He called the engraving a faithful ectype of the painting.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ECTYPE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ECTYPE
1 longer words begin with ECTYPE.
Shorter words from the letters in ECTYPE
Common questions about ECTYPE
- Is ECTYPE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ECTYPE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ECTYPE worth?
- ECTYPE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ECTYPE mean?
- A copy or reproduction of an original, as opposed to the prototype it was made from.
- What letters can be added to ECTYPE?
- ECTYPE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ECTYPE:
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